Dispensing-tube base



Dec. 18, 1928..

' B. F. BAKER msrznsme TUBE BASE Fi l ed Jan. 19, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 @51 Quorum;

Dec. 18, 1928 B. F. BAKER DISPENSING TUBE BASE Filed Jan. 19, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 351 b attozum Patented Dec. 18, 1928.

UNITED STATES I 1,696,147 PATENT )OFFICE.

BERTRAM F. BAKER, O1" TANNERSVILLE, NEW YORK.

DISPENSING-TUBE BASE.

Application filed January 19, 1927. Serial No. 161,995.

holder, Serial No. 142,565, filed October 19th,

Among the objects of the present improvement is to provide means constituting a base for a colla )sible tube which may either be a sealing device for the tube or a separate device applied toa tube already sealed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a supporting member or base for a collapsible. tube thatfis adapted to be sold along with the 'tube and delivered in the same package or carton. A still further-object of the invention is toprovide a supporting base for the collapsible tube or container that will serve .as a closure and which may be used repeatedly for successive containers which may be formedof paper or other relatively cheap discardable material. 1

With the foregoing and other objects in view the'invention consists in the arrange ment and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed,and' while the invention is not restricted tojthe exact details of construction disclosed or sii' 'gested here- .15 in, still forthe purpose of ilustrating a practical embodiment thereof'reference is ad to the accompanying drawings in which like reference charactersdesignatethe same parts in the'several views, and in which" Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a Jfragmentof. a collapsible "tube having as base my improved construction.- Fig. 2' a face viewyof one of. the" end pieces.

. Fig. 3 isa pers ective view oithe coinbinedbase and en ieces. i Fig. 4 isa mo ed form ofend piece.

,Fig. 5 is a face view ofanother modification ofend piece. p j it i Fig. 6 is an assemblage of the cross piece or base and an and piece in. accordance with Fig. 5, the cross piece being in section,

.Fig. 7 is a sectional detail on the line 7 -7 ofFig.6. j y j Fig. 8 is a still furthermodification of end piece.w..fi i

Figs. 9 and 10 are further modifications indicating the adaptability of my improved base for application to a paper tube'or a tube made of cheaper material than-,met-al and with facilities for renewal of the tube in connection with the same base from time to time.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, I show a tube 15 of any suitable design or construction which after being filled with the commodity to be dispensed has applied to it a channel Construction 16 formed preferably of sheet metal and having at each end a pair of wings 17 extending laterally irom each other. Each wing is i'ormed'with a narrow end 18 adjacent to which are shoulders 19. The narrow end or tongue 18, furthermore, is provided with a lug stamped or pressed therein coincident with theformation of the device. In-"thc form mdicated in Fig. 1, the channel member or base 16 may constitute therclosing or sealing means i'orithe tube and be applied thereto at the factory so that it constitutes a permanent part of the tube structure. Furthermore, this base member 16 with its. wings 17 may inmany instances or adaptabilities of use"constitute a complete and stable support for the tube, holding the same upright as upon a table or stand. It

.will be understood, however, that the base 16 may be made as an accessory to thetube and so is adapted to have the normally sealed end of the tube inserted thereinto either directly through the open top slot 20 or endwise through the end slot 21.

It is usually preferable, however, for specially provided end pieces to be used in connection with the wings 17. Such end pieces mayassume various designsof construction and especially with numerous details or modifications of means for attachment to the base or crosspiece 16.. InFigsq2. and 3 I show apai'r of end pieces having a foursided aspect and each having spokes 22 to one of which is fixed a clip or keeper 23 which surrounds the spoke, and diametrically opposite from the clip 23 is a slidable clip or keeper 21. These end pieces 25 are shown as being duplicates in construction and design. To assemble the cross piece and the end pieces, one wing 17 ofeach end of the cross bar is slipped into the keeper 23 of the adjacent end piece, the diametrically opposite wing at the same end passin over the slidable keeper 24 at such time and pass rial as so frequentl pressure upon the to e is made indiscriming beyond it. The latter keeper being narrower,permits this movement of the wing and thereafter the keeper 24 is moved over the second winguntil it comes against the shoulders 19. The parts are then held to,- gether frictionally and with the cross bar 16 centered along the axis or constituting the axis of the entire basestructure as shown in Fi 3. The other end piece will be attachet in a similar manner. The tube will assume the same position relatively to the cross piece inthis assembled construction as is indicated in Fig. 1. As the commodity is discharged gradually from the tube, the tube maybe wound or wrapped around the cross piece 16 progressively, insuring that the commodity will be forced from the base end thereof toward the discharge end so that there can be no substantial waste of matehappens when the inately anywhere'along its length. Furthermore, while the wrapping of the tube around the cross piece 16 takes place progressively, any oneof the four sides of the base may constitute the support for the construction due to the regular or four-sided aspect 'of the end pieces. v

Asa cheaper construction Fig. at indicates an end piece 25 in which the clips or keepers are indicated as furnished in flat form at 26 and being made of the same piece of I sheet metal such as tinorother easily bendable material.

Consequently to apply the end pieces to the wings 17 y of the cross bar the operator simply applies the wings againstthe spokes 22 which bear the keep 'er's 26 and then hehends over the ends of the keepers toembrace said win s. This is a very cheap construction and lends itself to the idea of being discarded when the tube is'emptied'.

In Figs. 5jto 7, each end piece is made in two parts. separate from each other and preferably duplicates, and hke the term oi Fig. 4 is cheaply made of plain sheet metal or its equivalent of uniform thickness. These members shown at 25* or stamped or formed at their mating edges withinterlockin serrationsonteeth 27, the teethot'one bflll'lg received between theteeth of another as shown in Fig. (hand each member'is preterablydepressed at 28 so that the 'teeth of the other will be received in the depressions and present a smooth fiat interior surface for the construction. Furthermore, each of the members 25" has struck from it a tongue or keeper 29, the'position of which is set ofl' inward from the main plane oiitheend piece. To assemble theseparts, the two halves ofeach end piece are brought together from the position of 5 to that of Fig. Gin a sort ofhinge action and when in the same planeethe wing portion 17 of theeross hair is introduced the axis of the indicated at j 32 is crimpetl togetherand two wings being arranged approximately over the joint between the teeth and notches and then swung or turned around the axis of the ."cross bar 1611s :shown by the arrows on Fig. 6, the ends 18 of the wings then gliding into engaging action beneath the keepers 29 where they are held by friction, or by frict'io'n in conjunction with a snapping action between lugs 30 formed on the wing esten'sions 18 aiid pits 31 similarly formed on 'the keepdrs 29. The stiffness of the wing structure 'ot the cross bar serves to lioldjpositiv'elly the ehd pieces in flat and interlocked"position and condition. Xny tendency for the two parts 25" of the end piece to 'sepa rate is resisted by the friction 'of thematerials and "especially with tliecdnespecially sucha'scondiments includingmiis- 'tard, ketchup, or the like for table use as well as for dispensing commodities as ahiive I d l l l i l n I mtnnated, there ls'a growing demand for the substitutronof paper o'rsome othersanitary materi'al forltheehmmorily usedhietal in the constructidn of a tiihe. Assuming.

therefore, that l5 represents a pa aer tube which is not shown herhinbcause it adastitutesthe subject of as'e 'iarate applica- 'tion, fte'r the tiibe or bit is filled with mustard or other c omiilo tht 'yto dispensed, the fillingjorflbwer end thereof afs are erably rolled or foldegl upon itse f drill introduced into a channel cross me! br strait ture 16 or l6l"of "any suitable crbss sectidnal form. In 'Fi 9'th'ecross'lizirisshown slibstanti'ally cylindrical and -;l 1wrt1m end ":52

into the base structure which ina less'entinls is i the same as above describediheludingthe wings ektehsions 18,and shoulders 19 for. co operation, with separable end pieces.

lVhile the niechanismtas set forth herein is well adapted for production atlow eost and to be discarded 'wheheventhe tiihe that goes with it is emptied, it is obvious that the construction may be made up of a more permanent nature and of any suitable material such as precious metal, either solid or plated, and so constitute an attractive and useful gift article.

I claim: a 1. The herein described base for holding a collapsible tube upright, the same comprising a cross bar, wing extensions extend- I "i ing integrally and angularly from the ends end pieces each having a plurality of symmetrical sides constituting selective supports. 7

4. A base for collapsible tubes comprising a channelcross bar and means co-operating with the cross bar to hold the tube held thereby in erect position, the means cooperating with the cross bar to hold the tube being a pair of collapsible end pieces.

5. The herein described base for holding a collapsible tube upright, including a cross bar having oppositely extending wings at the ends thereof, and end pieces at said ends supporting said cross bar, said end pieces having portions having openings to receive said wings.

6. The herein described base for holding a collapsible tube upright, including a cross bar, end pieces at the ends of said cross bar supporting the same, said end pieces having portions having openings, said cross bar having shouldered members received in said openings.

7. The herein described base for holding a collapsible tube upright, in luding a cross bar, end pieces at the ends or said bar supporting the same, said bar ha opposite extensions each end piece, said end pieces having each an opening to receive an extension, and a slidable keeper on each end piece engaging the other extension.

8. The herein described base or holding a collapsible tube upright, including a cross member, and detachable supporting means for said member, said means having a portion provided with symmetrical sides conupright in various relations thereof to said member. I

ln'testimony whereof I afiix my slgnature.

BERTRAM r. BAKER. 

